Dr. Suess (Theodor Suess Geisel) was born on March 2. Geisel published 46 children's books, which were often characterized by imaginative characters, rhyme, and frequent use of anapestic meter. His most celebrated books include the bestselling Green Eggs and Ham, The Cat in the Hat, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, Horton Hatches the Egg, Horton Hears a Who!, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. He was a perfectionist in his work and he would sometimes spend up to a year on a book. It was not uncommon for him to throw out 95% of his material until he settled on a theme for his book. For a writer he was unusual in that he preferred to only be paid after he finished his work rather than in advance. Geisel's birthday, March 2, has been adopted as the annual date for National Read Across America Day, an initiative on reading created by the National Education Association. (Wikipedia)

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Cat in the Hat Hats

This is a fun project to make that tall silly Cat in the Hat hat.

What You'll Need:

Red and white contruction paper (large)

Stapler, tape, scissors, glue

How To Make:

1. Glue red strips of paper onto a large white piece of contruction paper.
2. Form the striped paper into a tube that will fit around your child's head.
3. Trace a circle using the paper tube onto a red or white piece of contruction paper.
4. Draw a larger circle around that one and draw tabs on the inside of the inner circle.
5. Cut out the outside and the inside of the circle with the tabs.
6. Attach the tabs to the bottom side of the tube to make a brim for your hat.

Green Eggs and Ham

Oh so yummy! First read the book, Green Eggs and Ham...then suprise your kid(s) with this colorful treat and see what they think. Will they like Green Eggs and Ham? (except I didn't make the ham green...)

What You'll Need:

Eggs

Ham

Green food coloring

How To Make:

Crack eggs in a bowl and mix together. Add a few drops of green food coloring. Fry in a skillet and add the ham. Enjoy!

Rhyming Hats

Older children can help rhyme and write the words, younger children can help rhyme.

What You'll Need:

Red and white construction paper

How To Make:

1. First make a red or white rectangle that will be the brim of the hat.
2. Then make red and white smaller rectangles of the same size.
3. Write the word 'CAT' on the brim of the hat, then have your child help with words that rhyme with CAT.
4. Write each rhyming word on the white and red strips and alternate colors so the hat looks like the Cat in the Hat.

Hat Cat Treats

Nothing elaborate here...I just used what I could find in the pantry. You can also use the rainbow Goldfish for the book 'Red Fish, Blue Fish' as another treat idea!

What You'll Need:

Teddy Grahams

Marshmallows

Chocolate chips

Red M&Ms

Red frosting or licorice to make hat stripes

How To Make:

1. Cut a marshmallow in half and place on a plate (cut side down).
2. Use chocolate chips for eyes and a red M&M for the nose.
3. Place a whole marshmallow on top for the cat's hat and decorate with licorice or red frosting for the red stripes.
4. Use a teddy graham for the cat's body.

Lunch Box

Include your school-aged kids by sending them with this lunch. See if they can guess all the references to Dr. Suess books!

What You'll Need:

Bread

Cream cheese

Jelly

Crackers

Butter

Rainbow Goldfish

Apple

Blue food coloring

How To Make:

1. Cat in the Hat: cut the bread into hat shapes, then spread jelly and cream cheese in alternating lines.
2. One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish: send one of each color Goldfish. (To make blue, add a little blue food coloring to an orange fish).
3. The Sneetches: Cut an apple in half through the middle (not along the core) and find a star in the middle! Stars upon thars!
4. The Butter Battle: Butter side up or butter side down...which do you prefer? Spread butter on two crackers.